Shortly after the Yankees polished off their 2-0 victory over the Orioles on Wednesday night, they announced two roster moves. One was demoting spot starter JP Sears, which was expected since he threw over 80 pitches and wasn’t in line to make another turn in the rotation. Manny Bañuelos was already with the team on its taxi squad, so it made sense.
The other had some mystery behind it — demoting fourth outfielder Estevan Florial. There’s nothing terribly wrong with demoting a prospect who’s more likely to get regular playing time down in Triple-A than he would at the moment sitting behind Aaron Judge, Joey Gallo, and Aaron Hicks (make your judgments on Door No.